Markwart Michler

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Markwart Waldemar Michler (born April 30, 1923 in Breslau ; † April 16, 2001 in Bad Brückenau ) was a German medical historian who worked at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen from 1965 to 1973 .

life and work

Markwart Michler was the son of the classical philologist Waldemar Michler and Leonie Frieda geb. Olleck. His father was a teacher at the Elisabet-Gymnasium .

Markwart Michler studied medicine at the University of Breslau from 1942 . In 1944 he was called up for front service in World War II and had to interrupt his studies. After his return from captivity, he continued his studies from 1946 to 1949 at the Humboldt University in Berlin . He then worked as an assistant doctor at the Municipal Hospital in Berlin-Neukölln (1950–1951), at the Auguste Viktoria Hospital in Berlin-Schöneberg (1951–1956) and at the Evangelical Forest Hospital in Berlin-Spandau . During this time he qualified in the fields of surgery (1957) and orthopedics (1958) and completed his dissertation, with which he obtained a doctorate from the Free University of Berlin on June 10, 1958. med. received his doctorate .

After completing his doctorate and the specialist examination, Michler was the head physiotherapist in the orthopedic department of the forest hospital from 1958 to 1961 . His interest in the history of medicine finally prompted him to give up clinical work and to accept an assistant position at the University of Bonn in 1961 . From there he moved to the Institute for Medical History at the University of Hamburg as a lecturer in 1964 and completed his habilitation there in 1965.

In 1965 he followed a call to the Justus Liebig University in Giessen , where he took over the newly established chair for the history of medicine. Together with his assistant at the time, Jost Benedum , he headed the Institute for Medical History and wrote the introduction to medical terminology known as "Michler-Benedum" , which was reprinted several times

For health reasons, Michler retired in 1973 (Benedum became his successor). He moved with his wife to the spa town of Bad Brückenau , where he practiced as an orthopedist and spa doctor from 1974 to 1990. He continued his scientific work as long as his health permitted him. He bequeathed his private library to the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) .

Michler's research focused on the historical development of medicine from Greco-Roman antiquity to the 19th century. In accordance with his humanistic education, Michler worked in an interdisciplinary manner, combining methods from natural, historical and linguistic science. He published numerous monographs, essays and articles on various topics, among which his own focus areas (orthopedics and surgery) were particularly prominent. He also worked on encyclopaedic reference works, such as the Neue Deutsche Biographie , Paulys Realenzyklopädie der Classical Antiquities (RE) and the Encyclopedia Medical History.

Fonts (selection)

  • Physical exercises in Greek medicine. An investigation into its influence on the development of scientific medicine and its therapy in a historical representation from the beginnings to the Alexandrian period. Berlin-Dahlem 1958 (medical dissertation, Free University of Berlin).
  • The problem of western Greek medicine. A review of previous hypotheses. In: Sudhoff's archive. Volume 46, 1962, pp. 137-152.
  • The clubfoot doctrine of the Hippocrats. An examination of De articulis cap. 62 with translation of the text and the galenical commentary. Wiesbaden 1963 (= Sudhoff's archive for the history of medicine and the natural sciences. Supplement 2).
  • Giovanni Battista Morgagni: The Seat and Causes of Diseases, Discovered through the Art of Anatomy (Venice 1761). Selected, transferred, introduced and provided with explanations by Markwart Michler. Bern / Stuttgart 1967.
  • Hellenistic surgery. Part 1: The Alexandrian Surgeons. A collection and analysis of its fragments. Wiesbaden 1968 (habilitation thesis, University of Hamburg; no more published).
  • The problem of specialization and ancient surgery. Berlin / Stuttgart / Vienna 1969.
  • with Jost Benedum: Introduction to medical terminology. Medical terminology for medical professionals and dentists based on Latin and Greek. Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 1972; 2nd, corrected edition 1981, ISBN 978-3-540-10667-8 .
  • The hand as a tool of the doctor. A brief history of palpation from its beginnings to the present . Wiesbaden 1972 (= contributions to the history of science and technology 12)
  • with Jost Benedum: The seal of the Medical Faculty Giessen. Gießen 1982 (= reports and papers from the University Library Gießen 35).
  • Melchior Adam Weikard (1742–1803) and his path to Brownianism: Medicine between Enlightenment and Romanticism. A medical-historical biography. Leipzig 1995 (= Acta historica Leopoldina. 24). ISBN 978-3-335-00452-3 .
  • Inge Michler (ed.): Western Greek medicine. A sketch. With the list of publications by Markwart Michler. Würzburg 2003 (= Würzburg medical historical research. Volume 82). ISBN 978-3-8260-2797-0 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For Waldemar Michler (1890–?) See his personal form at the library for research on the history of education (BBF / DIPF).
personal data
SURNAME Michler, Markwart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Michler, Markwart Waldemar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German medical historian
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 2001
Place of death Bad Brueckenau